Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-03-20

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the eighty rooms of the building, and to
his credit there is not to be found o
single crack throughout the building.
COMPETITIONS.
A Palace where Ice Cream and
Cak es can be Found.
Los Angeles has long been in need Of
q place where the elite may partake OF
delicate CONNECTIONS and bon.bons, where
in the heat OF the day ladies may sip
iced drinks and cool their parched
mouths with ice cream. Such aplace as
this has been created by Lewis Eblnger,
who has, with the aid of the best talent.
succeeded in fitting up veritable eating
palace. This is on the corner of Spring
and Third streets, in the Callaghan
Block, and cannot fail to attract the
attention of all who visit that neighbor-
hood. Mr.. Ebinger has been in the
business fourteen years, and he is well
aware that popularity depends in great
measure upon the inviting appearance
and the attractive fitting of parlors
where ladies and gentlemen are expected
to attend in their leisure time. Besides,
i. is we'll known fact that the daintiest
appetites can be catered to only in places
where the surroundings as we'll as the
edibles are of the very best quality. To
accomplish his object in supplying this
deficiency MIR. Eblnger has spared no
expense, and in even the smallest detail
there is an elegance which is noticeable.
Nothing is so cooling in appearance on
q warm day as pure white, and that is
the color to which Mr.. Ebnger has ad-
hel ed in the main. White is also
the emblem of purity, and in
all viands hereafter to be obtained
ct MIR. Eoinger's this will be the fact
that will aid IN keeping up his reputa'
tion and in gaining for him an increase
in patronage. Entering from the street
through the doorway, the visitor is at
first bewildered by the masnifice mt effect
of the white background and the mir.
rors which are paneled everywhere. The
scene is almost fairy like, for on every
side the reflections of shelving and
counters laden with the choicest confec.
tions, is seen. 1t is not necessary for
the visitor to 60 about from point to
point in order to determine just what is
included in the show cases. These mir
rors of French-plate glass, with their
polished surfaces, notlonly aid 10 show
ing off the goods, but they enable the Ia.
dies to detect at once any defects in their
toilet arrangement, and thus are almost
invaluable adjuncts. At night when the
electric light CLEANS forth the brilliancy
of the store in general cannot fail to
attract everybody. When filled with
all the toothsome delicacies which hu-
man mind can conjure there can be
nothing more inviting than will be- this
palace. Passing from the store, which
is twenty-eight feet long by twenty.six
feet wide. the ice-cream parlors and din.
ing rooms are reached. Here the heavi-
est foot fall is not heard, so soft and
thick is the carpet on the floor. Gener-
ally speaking, the name ''parlor", given
to eating rooms, has no meaning that is
visible, but here is to be found verita.
Bile parlor with furniture as elegant
and as costly as can be seen on this
coast. Here it is that in the
heat of the day ladies and parties of la
dies and gentlemen may partake of the
good things of this life. Here they can
exchange gossip and news and enjoy
themselves at that time when all nature
desires rest and recuperation. These
parlors extend to the back entrance on
Third street, and are spacious enough to
accommodate every one who may be.
come faint from hunger or from thirst.
They are fitted up on all sides with tap.
estry of the utmost elegance and of the
tiuest texture, and time will have no ef-
feet in impairing their appearance.
These are also lit up with electricity,
and after eventide there will be an
attractiveness to them which will
not soon be forgotten by the
visitor. Underneath the entire store
and parlors is the bake.shops,
where will be manufactured everything
in the confectionery line that has been
invented up to the present time, and it
would not be surprising if Mr.. Ebinger
should discover the art of making some
special delicacy which would aid in
keeping his name before the public.
Where the latest utensils are at hand
and there is plenty of room, with every
convenience, it is to be expected that
every article coming therefrom should
be of the very best quality and it is
guaranteed in advance that this will be
the case. In this basement there are
two large ovens, each l2xl4 feet, and
these will be kept busy day and
night to supply the custom. Places for
eighteen bakers have been arranged and
these individuals have been selected
from the best talent on this coast. Some
of them have had years of experience
in creating confectiOns, and are as far
advanced in all the arts pertaining
thereto as are the famous confectioners
of Paris. All the fixtures below are on
gigantic scale, and the ice cream
freezers alone will manufacture 200 gal
Ions day. When it is considered that
each person can eat but twentieth part
of quart, it Is apparent that large
number of people to be supplied ars ex.
pected.
Transient trade is not the only kind
that Mr.. Ebinger expects, and he is
preparing to deliver his goods to any
part of the city. Two delivery wagons
will he in constant use, and if more are
found to be necessary they will be built.
1t is almost certain that from the start
there will be enough outside orders to
supply to keep these wagons employed
from early morning to late at night.
Mr.. Ebinger believes in promptly filling
any order he may receive, and if delay
occurs it will not be his fault. 1t will
be found that parties and balls cannot
be successfully given without being fur.
nished with delicacies and ice cream from
this establishment. Cakes and candies